Cat and mouse game as Oketch Salah, Ruth Odinga trade jabs
Businessman Oketch Salah has responded to Kisumu Woman Representative Ruth Odinga after her KTN interview on Wednesday evening...
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A public "cat and mouse game" has erupted between businessman Oketch Salah and Kisumu County Woman Representative Ruth Odinga, sister to the late former Prime Minister, over Salah's claims of closeness to the Odinga family. The dispute intensified after Ruth Odinga challenged Salah's assertions, leading to a heated exchange regarding his involvement with Raila Odinga.
- Oketch Salah responded to Ruth Odinga's KTN interview on Wednesday evening.
- Ruth Odinga stated she has only met Oketch Salah "about three times" in her life.
- Salah insisted his relationship was "solely with your late brother, Baba," referring to Raila Odinga.
- Salah controversially claimed he "arranged your business class ticket on Emirates" for Ruth Odinga's trip to see Raila in India.
- Ruth Odinga urged Salah to "give us space as a family to be a family" and stated he "should not be allowed to be talking on behalf of the Party" (ODM).
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ODM Figures Clash Over Party Leadership and Sifuna's Role - February 2026
Internal disputes have become public within the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) concerning party leadership. Kisumu Woman Representative Ruth Odinga challenged the removal of Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna as the party's secretary general, calling the process unprocedural and advocating for internal mediation. In a separate but related development, Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga, the ODM National Chairperson, urged residents to reject leaders from the Linda Mwananchi faction. Wanga claims this group, led by Senator Sifuna, intends to push the party into opposition. Additionally, a public dispute has erupted between Ruth Odinga and businessman Oketch Salah over Salah's claims of closeness to the Odinga family and his involvement with Raila Odinga.
